Canada is “essential” to the American energy supply, a government statement said Monday, touting ties with its southern neighbor after US President-elect Donald Trump vowed to impose tariffs once he takes office in January.“Our relationship today is balanced and mutually beneficial, particularly for American workers,” Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in the joint statement, adding that Ottawa would “continue to discuss these issues with the incoming administration”Stressing several points: that Canada “places the highest priority” on border security and the “integrity of our shared border” and that Canada has beefed up efforts to...
JUDGE RULES THE TRIAL IN KILLINGS OF 8 OHIO FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD BE MOVED TO ANOTHER COUNTY.
Judge Jonathan Hein had ruled in the trial for a man accused in the killing of eight people from another Ohio family to be moved to a different county.George “Billy” Wagner III, who has pleaded not guilty in the killings, is the last of four family members facing charges in the 2016 fatal shootings of seven adults and a teenager from the Rhoden family in southern Ohio.Judge Hein agreed to Wagner’s request to move the trial. “The small population of Pike County and the intense media coverage leads the court to conclude that no jury could truthfully answer that they have no...
JUDGE TO DECIDE WHETHER GOOGLE’S ADVERTISING TECH CONSTITUTES A MONOPOLY
Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine, is fighting to beat back another attack by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts online advertising in front of consumers.The Justice Department and Google made closing arguments Monday in a trial alleging Google’s advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, will decide the case and is expected to issue a written ruling by the end of the year. If Brinkema finds Google has engaged in illegal, monopolistic conduct, she will then hold further hearings to...
Trump To Impose 25% Tax On Products Entering U.S. From Mexico, Canada And China, As A Measure To Cut Down Illegal Immigration And Drugs.
United State President-elect Donald Trump, on Monday threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.Trump said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, as one of his first executive orders.The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices for American consumers on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products. The U.S. is the largest importer of goods in the world, with...
PAKISTANI POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS AS SUPPORTERS OF IMRAN KHAN HOPE TO STAGE A SIT-IN TO DEMAND HIS RELEASE, KILLS ONE POLICE, SEVERAL INJURE.
On Monday officials reported that Pakistani police fired tear gas canisters at supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to stop them from entering the capital, where they hoped to stage a sit-in to demand his release.The firing of tear gas came shortly after demonstrators began arriving and gathering near Islamabad. They defied a lockdown, previous tear gas and widespread arrests despite a ban on rallies in the city.The development came a day after the leadership of Khan’s party went ahead with the “long march” even as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived for a three-day visit. He was received...
MOSQUE SURVEY SPARKS CLASHES IN NORTHERN INDIAN CITY, FOUR DEAD
A day after four people were killed in clashes sparked by an official survey probing whether a 16th-century mosque was built on a Hindu temple, authorities have shut down schools and suspended internet services in the northern Indian city.According to officials, nearly 1,000 Muslim protesters gathered outside the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday to prevent a team conducting a court-ordered survey after a petition from a Hindu lawyer that claimed the mosque was built on the site of a Hindu temple.“All schools and colleges have been closed and public gatherings have...
T.D. JAKES SUFFERS HEALTH INCIDENT WHILE PREACHING TO THE CONGREGATION AT DALLAS CHURCH.
The founder of Dallas-based megachurch The Potter’s House, Bishop T.D. Jakes, suffered what the church called a “slight health incident” while delivering his sermon at the church.The 67-year-old was speaking to his congregation on Sunday when he sat down and began trembling as several people gathered around him, with one person asking for prayers.The church in a statement revealed that: “Bishop T.D. Jakes experienced a slight health incident and received immediate medical attention following his powerful hour long message.”Jakes’ daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts and her husband Touré Roberts, said in a social media video late Sunday that Jakes was improving.“Bishop...
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT REACTS TO ESTRANGED V.P’S DEATH THREAT, VOWS TO FIGHT BACK.
The President of Philippine Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday has vowed to fight back against what he called reckless and troubling threats against him.This came about after his estranged vice president Sara Duterte threatened he and his family alongside the Lower House of speaker would be assassinated if she herself were killed.In a strongly worded video message addressing the nation, Marcos did not name Vice President Duterte, his presidential running mate, but said “such criminal plans should not be overlooked.”She was responding to a question during an online news conference about whether she feared for her safety. She did not cite any specific threat against...
SENIOR RUSSIAN COMMANDER ALLEGEDLY DISMISSED OVER ALLEGATIONS OF FALSE REPORTS ON WAR’S PROGRESS
Col. Gen. Gennady Anashkin’s a senior Russian commander who was responsible for troops fighting in eastern Ukraine has been removed from his position, according to reports from several Kremlin-aligned news outlets.While no official reason has been given for Gen. y Anashkin’s apparent dismissal, a Telegram channel with close ties to the Russian Defense Ministry has alleged that he made up false claims about battlefield successes, particularly around Siversk in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk.Anashkin’s appointment as commander of the army’s Southern Group had never been officially announced by the ministry.But he had been named as acting commander on a list of participants at a meeting with President...
MUSK LABELS BRITAIN A ‘TYRANNICAL POLICE STATE.’
The world richest man and tech billionaire, Elon Musk has labelled one U.S. ally’s government “fascists” and another leader a “fool” and called Britain a “tyrannical police state” while endorsing calls for a new election and boosting a video from a jailed far-right activist.Musk, a close ally and supporter to the United State President-elect Donald Trump, has clashed for months with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a time when the U.K. is concerned about its standing with the incoming U.S. administration.Over the weekend the tech billionaire taunted the U.K.’s new center-left leader over sinking approval ratings and questioning why far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson had...